5921最新短文填词-改错练习(12)

2021年1月19日发(作者：现款)
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I never thought that a little help would turn out to be the most satisfying thing in
my
life.
I
once
met
a
young
man
1._______
seemed
tired
and
in
pain
on
my
way
home.
With
a
smile,
he
asked
2._______
I
could
lend
him
some
money.
He
was
paralyzed(
瘫痪的
)
in
both
legs
and
was
raising
money
for
a(n)3._______(operate).
Actually,
I
was
full
4._______
doubts
as
every
day
many
people
play
such
tricks
5._______ (get) money. I even asked him to show me his legs. Then I gave him some
money and left.
After a few days, he again arrived at my doorstep asking for more money. This
time I was 6._______(entirely) convinced he was cheating me. I still gave him money
and said it was all I had.
Years later, one day I got 7._______ call from an unknown number. The man told
me his mane but I didn
’
t recognize him. He said,
”
It is because of your help 8.______
I
’
m now able to stand on my legs and have a good job.
”
What he said next made me
9.______(surprise). He said he wanted to return my money 10.______ I wouldn
’
t feel
cheated and would continue to help people in need in the future.




Googling
something
has
become
a
way
of
life.
If
anyone
thinks
about
1.______(look) something up on the Internet, he or she will probably want to
“
Google
it.
”

The
person
2._______
brought
this
new
way
of
looking
things
up
to
people
is
Larry Page.
Born
on
March
26,
1973,
Larry
Page
is
a
computer
programmer,
and
founded
Google with his partner, Sergey Brin. He devoted himself 3._______ the development
of
search
engine.
Page
came
from
a
computer
science
family.
His
father
was
a
professor at Michigan University 4._______ Larry Page graduated with honors.

From
5._______
early
age
Larry
Page
had
been
interested
in
finding
out
6._______ mechanical things worked, but it was invention 7._______ interested Page
most.
Larry
Page
8.______(begin)
his
first
Google
page
while
still
a
student
at
Stanford. He developed a new algorithm(
计算程序
) that was 9._______ (good) than
every search engine in use in 1996. Then Google was founded in
1998. Since then,
Google 10._______(consider) as the NO.1 search engine in the world.




“
Thank you.
”
This short but important English 1._______(express) shows thanks
for
kind
words
or
actions.
But
sometimes,
those
two
words
are
not
enough.
As
_______matter of fact, when it comes to thanking people, you can be creative.
3._______ (thank) people, you can send a letter. Letter writing is becoming a lost
art
form.
When
you
put
pen
to
paper,
people
will
be
happy
you
spent
time
4._______(write).
Don
’
t
worry
5._______
the
letter
’
s
length.
Just
express
how
thankful you are.
You can take your thankfulness one step further and make a video. A visual(
看得
见的
)
thank-you
can
be
6._______(interest).
Film
yourself
opening
a
friend
’
s
gift.
Perform a play or song to show your thanks to people 7._______ have helped you.
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You can also
put
together a simple gift
bag.
Little gifts
show people 8.______
you think they
’
re important. They can also 9._______ (real) make someone happy.
Do
something
special.
You
can
take
them
to
dinner
10.______
cook
for
them.
Buy them the book they
’
ve been wanting. Any of these actions lets them know how
much you appreciate them.


Billy,
a
Chinese
boy,
is
enjoying
a
holiday
in
England.
He
pays
a
visit
to
his
British friend Jennifer.
Jennifer: Hey, Billy! Come in, please! We haven
’
t seen each other since I

1._______(come) back from Beijing last year. How is everything going with
you?
Billy
：
I
’
m fine, but I missed you very much!
Jennifer: I missed you, too. Would you like 2._____(have) a cup of tea?
Billy:
Yes,
please.
I
’
ve
heard
a
lot
about
English
tea,
and
I
3.______(real)
want
it
myself.
Jennifer: It
’
s black tea. I
’
m sure you
’
ll like it.
Billy: Oh, it 4.______(smell) good. Can I taste it now?
Jennifer: Just wait a second so that I can add some milk.
Billy: It
’
s so different 5._______ Chinese tea. We never add milk. I
’
ll try it.




Billy drinks the tea made by Jennifer.
Jennifer: 6._______ do you find it?
Billy: Very nice.
Jennifer:
I
’
m
glad
you
like
it.
You
can
add
a
little
sugar
to
make
it
taste
7._______(good).
Billy: OK. I heard 8._______ you British people have afternoon tea everyday. Is that
true?
Jennifer: Well, it used to be 9.______ daily event. However, changes in our modern
life style have made it go out of fashion for most British people. Afternoon tea
10._______ is popular among tourists is only enjoyed by most British people
on special occasions.
Billy: Oh, I see.



John: You look 1._______(real) tired today. Did you not sleep well last night?
Carl: No. I worked until two in the morning and slept a little.
John: Are you that busy at work?
Carl:
Yeah,
we
are
extremely
busy.
Our
group
just
got
a
project
2._______
is
very
important
for
the
company,
so
we
’
ve
been
spending
the
last
few
days
3._______(look) for the best plan.
John: 4._______ doesn
’
t matter how busy you are. You should take care of yourself.
Carl: I want to rest too, but I just don
’
t have time. I
’
m often so busy 5._______ I don
’
t
even have time to eat. Most mornings I want to sleep a little more so I don
’
t
have time to eat breakfast. I just have fast food for lunch 6.______(save) time.
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John:
Oh
my
gosh!
I
think
you
diet
is
too
7._______(health).
As
we
all
know,
breakfast is the 8.______ (important) meal of the day, but you don
’
t actually
eat breakfast; lunch plays 9._______ important part, too.
Carl: I would love to have a healthy lifestyle, but right now I have to throw myself
into work.
John: Oh, you make me so concerned 10._______ your health.


Reggie
was
a
normal
boy,
but
he
had
been
born
deaf.
He
was
well
known
to
everyone
in
town,
and
they
were
all
very
fond
1.______
him.
Unfortunately,
he
always seemed to be treated 2.______(different) from everyone else.
Reggie
didn
’
t
like
this
very
much,
But
the
person
3.______
disliked
this
most
was his friend Michael. Michael decided that things had to change. So he managed to
persuade
other
people
in
town
4.______(choose)
one
day
of
the
festival
for
deaf
people
this
year.
During
that
whole
day
everyone
in
town
would
have
to
wear
earplugs(
耳塞
).
The
day
5.______(call)
The
Day
of
Silence,
and
when
it
arrived
everyone
stuck
plugs
in
their
ears.
As
the
hours
passed,
people
began
to
realize
6.______
difficult
life
was
for
the
deaf.
Soon
no
one
was
thinking
of
Reggie
as
7.______
deaf
person.
Using
his
usual
gestures,
Reggie
was
the
one
who
could
communicate best with everyone. They were 8.______(surprise) at his ability to find
solutions
to
almost
any
problem.
They
realized
all
Reggie
needed
was
a
little
9.______(much) time than others to communicate. That was the only difference.
It was on this day 10.______ everyone realized they had to give people a chance
to show how useful they are.


Edward: There are so many places to go on our trip that it
’
s hard to choose where to
go first.

Frank: Let
’
s first think about 1._____ we will do before breakfast.
Edward: I heard the local beach is a place 2.______ can
’
t be missed.
Frank: That would be 3._____ exciting way to begin our morning. It would be good to
get out in the sun.
Edward: Yes, I heard that the Culture Museum is pretty close 4.______ the beach. So
it is a perfect for those who are interested in culture relics.
Frank: This is just what I 5._____(hear) before we came here. We might as well go
there
since
we
are
just
down
the
street.
What
we
will
see
in
the
museum
is
supposed to be 6.______(amaze).
Edward: Where shall we go in the afternoon? Do you have any 7.______(suggest)?
Frank: I think the amusement park is well worth 8._____(visit).
Edward: Yes. And we can go to the restaurant on the edge of the park, 9.______ we
can watch the sun go down.

Frank: That would really be a great end to the day!
Edward: Yes. I feel that this trip will be 10._____(extreme) valuable in my life.

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What
do
the
five
Olympic
signs
on
the
flag
represent?
1.______
is
widely
believed
that
the
five-ring
Olympic
symbol
was
created
by
Frenchman
Pierre
de
Coubertin
in
1913.
As
the
founder
of
the
modern
Olympic
Games,
he
wanted
2.______(celebrate) the 20
th
anniversary(
周年纪念
) of the Games and chose a design
of five rings, 3.______ represented the five continents(
洲
) taking part in the Games.
The
rings
4.______(become)
the
official
Olympic
symbol
at
the
1920
Games
in
Belgium.
Pierre de Coubertin thought 5.______ the five interlocking rings meant the five
continents competing in the Games and the meeting of their athletes at the Olympic
Games. 6.______(actual) every part of the modern Olympic symbol and flag shows
the main purpose of the Games in a particular way. The Olympic flag, with its familiar
rings, is used as 7.______ international symbol of peace, unity and 8.______(agree).
The white background of the flag stands 9.______ peace and truth.
At
the
end
of
each
Olympic
Games,
the
mayor
of
the
hosting
city
passes
the
Olympic
flag
to
the
major
of
the
city
where
the
next
Olympic
10.______(hold)
for
years later. The flag remains there until the next Olympics.


You have 1.______(possible) heard of the DuPont Company, which was founded
by a family of the same name. But do you know about the museum that one of the
family members began?
Henry Francis du Pont received Delaware
’
s DuPont Company fortune. He was
one
of
the
first
serious
2.______(collect)
of
American
decorative
art
objects---
furniture, paintings, and other objects 3.______(make) in the United States between
1640 and 1840. American furniture and household objects has been considered not as
good
4.______
those
from
Europe.
But
du
Pont helped
develop
a
new
appreciation
5.______ American decorative arts. He created a showplace for these objects. In 1951
it was opened to 6.______ public as the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
Du Pont divided objects from his collection into 175
“
period rooms
”
, 7.______
with examples of American antiques and decorative arts that followed a certain theme
or
period
in
early
American
history.
For
example,
the
du
Pont
Dining
Room
has
furniture 8.______(date) from the late 18
th
and early 19
th
centuries. And, because this
was the time 9.______ the United States became a new nation, there is a patriotic(
爱
国的
)
theme
in
the
room.
Another
example
is
the
Chinese
parlor,
which
10.
______(have)
furnishings
that
reflect
American
’
s
fascination
with
Asian
culture
during the 18
th
century.


Alice
：
Excuse me, I
’
m from Side by Side TV channel. Can I have a few minutes for
1.______ interview?
Tracy: Sure, with pleasure!
Alice: Congratulations! It was quite a(n) 2.______(achieve)! How do you feel about
3.______(win) this world-class dancing competition?
Tracy: Wow
…
unbelievable!
I’
m proud and 4.______(touch) at the same time.
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Alice: When did you first become interested in dancing?
Tracy: When I was five years old, my mom 5.______(take) me to a live dance show.
And I started to love it.
Alice: Do you take special dancing courses or do you just do self-learning to sharpen
your talent?
Tracy: Well, I do 6.______ of them. I also learn from some famous dancers. Besides,
I’
ve learned traditional musical instruments to support my skills.
Alice: You must have gone through many tough things. What was the 7.______(hard)
one in your career?
Tracy: It was 8.______ I had to convince parents about my career choice. You know,
they are traditional people and had expected me 9.______(become) a doctor.
Alice: How do you see about dancing?
Tracy: Dancing is like my soul. I feel completely 10.______ ease while dancing.
Alice: Thank you for your time.


Alice: Do you think
I’
m 1.______(fat) than before?
Bruce: Hmmm a little bit. Are you 2.______(annoy) about that?
Alice: Yes, of course. I don
’
t like being fat you know! I must go on 3.______ diet.
Bruce: As long as you are healthy, I think it
’
s okay. You
’
re not too big 4.______ your
height.
Alice: But I think
I’
m a little overweight. I want to lose some weight.
Bruce: So, what kinds of food you avoid 5.______(eat)?
Alice: That
’
s the problem. I love cooking with coconut milk(
椰子汁
) and also fried
food.
As
far
as
I
know,
coconut
milk
contains
saturated(
饱和的
)
fatty
acid,
6.______ might increase my weight.
Bruce: Ha ha
…
yes! Cooking with coconut milk 7.______(give) a better taste, but it
can be harmful if you consume too much of it. How about boiled or steamed food?
Alice: Well,
…
I don
’
t 8.______(real) like them. It would be hard for me to eat food
cooked
that
way.
But
no
pain,
no
gain.
So
I
must
try
my
best
to
control
9.______(I) from now on.
Bruce: You could also do more exercise 10.______(lose) weight as well.
Alice: That
’
s true.


Do you know who Benjamin Banneker was and what he did?
Benjamin
Banneker
was
a
self-educated
scientist
at
a
time
1.______
most
African
Americans
were
slaves.
Born
a
free
black
man
in
the
British
Colony
of
Maryland
in
1731,
he
received
some
formal
2.______(educate),
but
he
mostly
borrowed
books
and
taught
3.______(he)
science
and
mathematics.
At
22,
he
borrowed a pocket watch, and without any training, found 4.______ how to carve a
working wooden clock that struck each hour. Because of this clock, he became well
known and people would visit him just 5.______(see) his creation.
Banneker ran his family farm for may years, but when he was 6.______ his late
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50s,
a
neighbor
’
s
son
lent
him
a
telescope.
He
became
interested
in
astronomy,
7.______
study
of
the
planets
and
stars,
and
again
learned
a
new
science.
He
8.______(make)
calculations
of
tides,
sunrises
and
sunsets.
For
several
years
he
published
an
almanac(
年历
)
of
these
calculations.
Today,
he
is
best
known
for
publishing
six
almanacs.
9.______(call)
“
Benjamin
Banneker
’
s
Almanac,
”

between
1792 and 1797.
In the 1790s, Banneker also helped survey and lay out the land for Washington,
D.C., which became the nation
’
s capital. For a look at Banneker
’
s 10.______(amaze)
life.,
visit
the
Benjamin
Banneker
Historical
Park&
Museum
in
Ellicott
City,
Maryland.



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Dave is my best friend. We became friend when we are five years old. And we
went to the same school from now on. He knows me very well and is always big help
to
me. Besides,
he
’
s
really a
good listener or will
always let me to
speak my mind
while he just listens. But he isn
’
t perfect! He
’
s always later! Last time, we decided to
meeting at four o
’
clock to play football, but he arrived on half past six! It was nearly
dark. Oh, well, nobody
’
s perfect. She is still my best friend.




I
’
ve been playing basketball since I am three. I love it so many. Mom and Dad
taught me and my brother what to play. We play as the family--- two on two. It
’
s fun.
Now
I
play
on
my
high
school
basketball
team.
I
’
m
small,
and
I
’
m
quick.
I
practice
a
lot,
and
I
’
m
a
harder
worker.
I
’
m
a
lot
of
younger
and
shorter
than
my
teammates. We like sisters.
For me, basketball is all about family. My parents and my brother cheer me on at
all
of
his
games,
just
as
we
cheer
him
on
at
his
games.
I
can
’
t
imagine
life
with
basketball.


Dear John,
I am excited to hear that you will come to China in next month. Now let me tell
you
something
different
you
may
experience
there.
To
begin
with,
the
weather
in
China is total different from that in America. It
hardly rain but whenever it does, it
rains heavily. Other big difference is food. Chinese food is quite different from yours.
You have to try to get used to it, but learn how to use chopstick. Finally please bring
me
big
American
map
if
possibly.
Thank
you
very
much.
I
am
looking
forward
to
meet you.
Yours,
Li Hua


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